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Excretory urography in evaluation of the surgical cancer patient
Author(s) -
Bagley Demetrius H.,
Sindelar William F.,
Felix Edward L.,
Doppman John L.,
Ketcham Alfred S.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930100110
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , pyelogram , false positive paradox , lesion , head and neck , surgery , machine learning , computer science
Excretory urography was performed routinely in 504 patients with sarcoma, melanoma, pelvic, head and neck, or other localized tumors over a 5‐year period. There were benign abnormalities in 14.4% of the patients examined, tumor associated abnormalities in 10.7%, and 1.4% false positives. The diagnosis of a benign lesion did not change cancer therapy in any patient. Findings on excretory urography were valuable in the management of patients with pelvic and intra‐abdominal tumors. In these patients ureteral obstruction was always caused by tumor. There was a high rate of false positivity in non‐abdominal tumors. No second primary tumors were found.